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Transmission Tower Installation Process
Transmission Tower Installation Process
of
Transmission Line
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Step 1
Check Survey
Step 2
Soil Investigation
As per Field Quality
Plan, checks on soil
investigation have to be
carried out as given
below:
Bore Log
Depth of Bore Log
SPT Test
Collection of samples
Test of Samples
SOIL INVESTIGATION
Step 3
Step 4
Foundations
The tower foundations cost approx. 10
percent of overall cost of tower, or 5
percent of the cost of transmission
depending on the type of soil.
The major components of to be checked
the foundation stage are:
to 30
to 15
lines,
during
Foundation Material
Soil classification
Concreting works before and during concreting
Proper
shuttering
arrangement
to avoid
collapse of
foundation
Template put to make sure all four stubs are in right place
Stub
Template
Tower Foundation
-Placement of Reinforcement
Steel...
Stub:
The portion out of earth
Tower Foundation
-Placement of Reinforcement
Steel...
Stub:
The portion out of earth
Stub:
The portion out of earth
Stub:
The portion out of earth
Stub:
The portion out of earth
Stub:
The portion out of earth
Step 4
Tower Erection
Activity that starts next to the completion
of foundation.
This activity normally starts after 14days of
the foundation completion to allow the
curing time of concrete.
Step 5
Line Stringing
Stringing the line, involves the following four operations:
Stringing the pilot line to haulage the conductor
Running out the conductors from reels
Pulling up the conductors to correct sag and tension
Tying off
TENSIONER
PULLER
Earth wire
stringing not
done prior to
stringing of
conductors